Studding support or holder.



V E. B. WILLS.

STUDDING SUPPORT 0R HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 14, 1912.

Patented Jan. 21, 1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDGAR B. WILLS, 0F MENDOTA, ILLINOIS.

STUDDING SUPPORT OR HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDGAR B. lVILLs, acitizen of the United States, residing at Mendota, in the county ofLasalle and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Studding Supports or Holders, of which the following isa specification.

The present invention relates to a support or holder adapted to receiveand secure in place the lower end of a wooden studding which rises froma concrete structure.

The objects of the present invention are to provide a support or holderwhich is cheap and simple of construction, which will be easilypositioned in the mass of concreteforming the wall from which thestudding rises, which can be positioned adjacent to the edge of aconcrete wall without weak ening the same, which will be configured topermit of the insertion of a locking member into the studding to morerigidly secure the studding in place, and which will have the portionintended to be embedded in the concrete provided with openings to permitthe passage of concrete through the lower end of the support, therebygiving additional security and stability to the support.

The invention further consists in the features of construction and inthe combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a view of a portion of a concrete wall witha portion of a studding rising therefrom, and showing the supports ofthe present invention in section and in operative position; Fig. 2, asection of one of the supports of the present invent-ion; and Fig. 3, aperspective of the form of support shown in Fig. 2.

In the art of building difliculty has been experienced in securing thewooden uprights or studdings which rise from a concrete wall, it beingundesirable for obvious reasons to embed the studding in the body of thewall, and it being a diflicult matter to nail or otherwise secure thestudding in position.

The present invention relates to an article of manufacture which can bereadily inserted in the concrete wall without weaken ing or distortingthe same, and which, when and will also serve to rigidly secure the,

studding in position.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 14, 1912.

Patented Jan. 21, 1 913.

Serial No. 697,290.

Referring to the form of support illustratod in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive,the same comprises a body portion 4, preferably formed of sheet metal;and said body portion consists of an upper section 5 and a lower section6. The upper section 5 comprises side walls 7, an end wall 8, and abottom wall 9, the bottom wall sloping inward, as clearly illustrated inFigs. 1 and 2. The four walls provide a receptacle or seat which isadapted to receive the lower end of a studding.

In usage two of the supports are used in the manner shown in Fig. 1, oneupon each side of the studding to be secured. Both supports, however,are exactly similar in style and construction, and a description of onewill suliice for both. The supports are so arranged that they arereversible and can be used upon either side of the sluddiug desired. Itis understood, of course, that the terms end, side, and bottom aremerely used to describe the structure in the position in which it isshown in the drawings. and are not to be considered as terms oflimitation, since the supports might be placed in a horizontalinstead ofa vertical position and perform their functions in exactly the samemanner. The end wall 8 is provided with a hole 10 to permit the passageof a locking member 11 into the body of the studding, which gives to thestudding additional rigidity and support and securely locks it in place.By configuring the lower wall 9 so that it slopes in the mannerillustrated in the drawings, a substantial body of concrete willunderlie the lower end of the section, giving it a firm and strongfoundation and acting in the nature of an anchor; and the studding canbe sunk a greater or less extent into the body of the concrete, causingthe con crete to permeate around the lower end of the studding and givefurther solidity to the same. The lower portion 6 of the studding is inthe form of a plate or blade 12, and is of a nature to be easily driveninto the mass of concrete forming the wall from which the studdingrises. The lower portion is also provided with a hole or opening 13,which permits the concrete to pass through said lower portion, thusanchoring the support firmly in position. When the support is embeddedin the concrete, asillustrated in Fig. 1, it is so surrounded by thematerial of which the wall is constructed as to become practically aportion of said Wall; and the studding, therefore, rests upon and issecured, to all practical purposes, to the wall itself, and at the sametime it is set in position without distorting or weakening the body ofthe wall. Furthermore, by the arrangement of the structure shown anddescribed, the holders or supports can be positioned adjacent to theedge of the wall 'so as to be spaced a sufficient distance apart toaccommodate the studding and still be securely held and in no danger ofbreaking or chipping the walls and becoming loosened.

I claim:

1. A studding support of the class described, consisting of a sheetmetal structure comprising an upper section and a lower section, theupper section being composed oftwo side walls, a back wall, and a bottomwall, and forming a receptacle open at the front and at the top, thebottom wall sloping toward the open front, and a blade forming the lowersection and extending downwardly from the front end of the bottom wall,said side wall projecting below the bottom wall and forming additionalblades, substantially as described.

2. A studding support of the class described, consisting of a sheetmetal structure comprising an upper section and a lower section, theupper section being coniposecl of two side walls, a back wall, and abottom wall, and forming a receptacle open at the front and top, thebottom wall sloping toward the open front end, and a blade forming thelower section and extending downwardly from the front end of the bottomwall, said side walls projecting below the bottom wall and formingadditional blades, a portion of the side walls below the bottom wallsloping downwardly from the rear to the front of the support,substantially as described.

3. A- studding support of the class clescribed, consisting of a sheetmetal struc ture comprising an upper section and a lower section, theupper section being com- .posed of two side walls, a back wall, and abottom wall, and forming a receptacle open at the front and top, thebottom wall sloping toward the open front end, and a blade forming thelower section and extending downwardly from the front end of the bottomwall, said side walls projecting below the bottom wall and formingadditional blades, a portion of the side walls below the bottom wallsloping downwardly from the rear to the front of the support, and theportion of the side wall above the bottom walls, being of triangularformation and sloping from the back to .the front downsubstantially asdescribed.

EDGAR B. WILLS. Witnesses:

WM. P. BOND,

EPHRAIM BANNING.

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wardly toward the front of the support,

